Operational Definitions Clause Samples

Operational Definitions. The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall be deemed to have the meanings hereinafter specified. These are for the purposes of using and understanding this Agreement and are not legal definitions.

Operational Definitions. Examiners should ensure that every behavior of concern to the multi-disciplinary supervision and treatment team will be anchored by an operational definition that describes the behaviors of concern. Operational definitions should be common among all referring professionals, and should use language that is free of vague jargon. It should be easily understood by the examinee. Examples of operational definition include the following: A. Physical sexual contact: refers to rubbing or touching another person's sexual organs (i.e., breasts, buttocks, genitalia) whether over or under clothing, if for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, sexual stimulation or sexual “curiosity.” This includes having, allowing, or causing another person to rub or touch one's own sexual organs, whether over or under clothing, for purposes of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, sexual “curiosity,” or sexual stimulation. This does not include parental contact with children's private areas in the form of diapering, wiping, bathing, dressing, or changing, unless done for the purpose of sexual arousal or stimulation. B. Sexual contact: includes the above definition, and also includes non-contact sexual behaviors such as exhibitionism, voyeurism, public masturbation, child- pornography, or other non-contact sexual behaviors. C. Force (real or implied violence): includes any form of real or implied violence; physical restraint to prevent a victim from leaving, escaping or moving away from the assault; or threats of harm against a victim's family members or pets. D. Coercion (non-violent): includes any non-violent means of gaining the compliance of a victim who expresses his or her reluctance to comply (e.g., bribery, threats to end a relationship, etc.). E. Grooming (child grooming): includes any means of building trust or exploiting a relationship such that a victim tolerates an offense with a perception of complicity. F. Manipulation: includes any means of trickery to gain the compliance of a victim who is unaware of the sexual motives of the offender (e.g., wrestling, horseplay, tickling or other trickery). G. Relative (family member): includes aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, cousins, or any person related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or where a relationship has a legal relationship or the appearance of a family relationship (e.g., a dating or live-in relationship with the person(s) natural, step or ...

Operational Definitions. The goal of the present study was to compare children’s comprehension and word 97 learning from narrative stories including multimedia elements to more traditional presentations of print stories with and without the support of an adult. Thus, we selected studies comparing stories including multimedia features to stories that were verbally presented (like during parent-child storybook sharing), either accompanied by static illustrations or not. We considered any verbally told story including multimedia features like animated or video illustrations, sound and background music a multimedia story. This broad definition of multimedia stories allowed for inclusion of studies testing television programs in addition to studies focusing on digital storybooks. To be included there had to be a comparison condition in the experiment in which the same or a similar story was presented in a way that resembled the more traditional circumstances of children listening to stories, that is, listening to someone either telling a story or reading one from a picture storybook. To meet this criterion a comparison condition was required with either only orally presented stories or an oral rendition of the print in addition to a print book-like presentation with static illustrations, either supported by an adult (e.g., ▇▇▇▇▇ & Shamir, 2007) or not

Operational Definitions. The following methods were used to measure the study variables:

Operational Definitions. 1. Climbing Grammar Mountain Game The climbing grammar mountain is a teaching method in which vertical climbing lines are created on a whiteboard and each line is divided into ten pieces to indicate vertical feet. On the first session, each group will give a sentences written on the paper then cut into word. Then, the teacher gives 10 second to arrange the sentence and it must be write in the whiteboard. If one group arrange correctly will get score 10. If one group answer incorrectly and another group wants to correct the answer, then the answer is wrong, their value will get score minus 10 (down segment) and if the answer is correct, it will get a score 10. It will be continue until the next session. The climbing grammar mountain game is a game that helps students to practice grammatical usage and sentence construction while also reviewing and reinforcing the target structures in a fun and exciting way. 2. Recount text A recount text is a text that retell a past event that occurred. The goal of a recount text is to amuse or inform the reader about a past experience, narrative, action, or activity. Recount text will be one of the materials that students in the eighth grade at MTsN 2 Batanghari should be able to master in this research. 3. Writing Achievement

Operational Definitions. In order to maintain consistency throughout this Agreement, certain terms, as identified below, shall have the same definition, meaning or application unless specifically stated otherwise. ▪ District – Middletown Area School District ▪ Employer – Middletown Area School District ▪ Board – Board of School Directors of the Middletown Area School District ▪ Superintendent – Superintendent of the Middletown Area School District ▪ Director – Director of Operations ▪ Supervisor – the employee’s immediate supervisor (unless specifically identified otherwise) ▪ Agreement – Collective Bargaining Agreement between the MASD and MAESPA ▪ Custodian 1A – Second Shift Custodians, other than Head Custodians; and Part-Time Custodians ▪ Custodian 1B – Full-Time First Shift Custodians and Third Shift Custodians ▪ Custodian 2 – Head Custodians ▪ Drivers – Bus Drivers ▪ Trades 1A – Groundskeepers, Sports Turf Assistant, Trades Assistant, and Warehouse Clerk ▪ Trades 1B – General Maintenance Technician and Mechanic/Groundskeeper ▪ Trades 1C – Head Groundskeeper, Skilled Maintenance Technician, and Sports Turf Technician ▪ Trades 2A – HVAC/Electrical Technician and HVAC/Plumbing Technician

Operational Definitions. Custodian: The person or agency entitled to lawful custody of tangible personal property.

Operational Definitions. The investigation of a phenomenon requires the description of terms used in the study. It is important in this current study to outline the terms ‘service users’ and ‘carers’ and provide a brief description of an acute mental health care setting. Patients in mental health care settings prefer the term ‘service users’, so the use of the term in the current study refers to patients receiving treatment in an NHS acute mental health care setting. A ‘carer’ is defined as a relative, spouse, partner, friend or a significant person providing a substantial amount of care and support for the service user in the community (Care Act, 2014). In the current study the ‘carer’ participants were parents of the ‘service user’ participants. An acute mental health care setting provides inpatient treatment for service users experiencing acute episodes of mental illness, which are severe and enduring and could not be managed in the community (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al, 2012). The wards provide care in a safe, structured clinical environment to ensure the stability of service users’ mental state (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al, 2012). Although some of the admissions are voluntary, a significant number of service users are involuntary and have been detained under the Mental Health Act (2007) and treated without their consent due lack of insight into their illness and the risk they present to themselves and others (▇▇▇▇▇ et al, 2015). The compulsory or involuntary admission and treatment could affect the therapeutic relationship between the staff and the service users because the service users have not consented to the admission and are often not happy to be on the ▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇▇▇ et al, 2015). The clinical environment could be stressful with unpredictable activities such as dealing with serious untoward incidents, risk of aggression towards staff and urgent response to other wards to assist with psychiatric emergencies, which includes management of violence and aggression, and ligature risks (▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al, 2013).

Operational Definitions. The following operational definitions apply to the balance of the established work day: a. School related activities are department head meetings, department meetings, team meetings, grade level meetings, curriculum development, special assignments, and any meetings related to the program/curriculum of the District. b. Supervision is defined as any time during the working day that the Bargaining Unit Member is assigned and is responsible for a student or a group of students during non-instructional activities. Examples at the elementary level include, but are not limited to, assemblies, bus duty, and advisory/homeroom. Examples at the secondary level include, but are not limited to, hall duty, study hall, library duty, cafeteria duty, advisor/homeroom, and ISS. If the necessity arises, the principal may substitute a class coverage supervisory duty or school related activity c. Class coverage is defined as the assignment of a professional Bargaining Unit Member to replace another professional bargaining unit member in a regularly scheduled classroom assignment, whether the replacing Bargaining Unit Member is directed to teach the class to which he or she is assigned or is directed to supervise or monitor that class. d. Any time a Bargaining Unit Member gives up a scheduled preparation time, he/she will be compensated at the negotiated rate per class coverage. e. Pay for class coverage, when appropriate, will be made within the next two